Updated: 13 February 2007 11:39:35 AM
Type: Adware
Version: 1.5.0.22
Publisher: Aureate Media Corporation
Risk Impact: Medium
File Names: advert.dll,advertcontrolxcontrol.ocx
Systems Affected: Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
Behavior
Adware.Aureate is an advertising program that displays banner ads and sends user information to a central server at adsoftware.com. At the time of this writing, the server at adsoftware.com was not functioning.
Symptoms
One or more files are detected as Adware.Aureate.
Transmission
Aureate is installed with shareware and freeware programs.
Protection
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Initial Rapid Release version 22 September 2004
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Latest Rapid Release version 21 November 2009 revision 020
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Initial Daily Certified version 22 September 2004 revision 002
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Latest Daily Certified version 21 November 2009 revision 021
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Initial Weekly Certified release date 22 September 2004
Click for a more detailed description of Rapid Release and Daily Certified virus definitions.
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